Ecw722 Lesson Plan
Ecw722 Lesson Plan
COURSE OUTCOMES
Critical analysis and design of dams, dam ancillary structures, and river engineering
works.
Produce a written report on solution to a proposed dam OR river improvement works
by teamwork, and communicate the key ideas in verbal presentation.
Carry out problem-solving pertaining to a proposed dam OR river improvement works
using related scientific skills.
No Topic Hour
1 Dam Engineering 14
Types and function of dams; Site selection and design considerations;
Concrete dam/ arch dam/ earth dam design;
Dam outflow & drop structures; Spillway and energy dissipator;
Dam safety and dam failure
2 Hydropower Development 10
Types of hydropower development;
Penstock design; Water hammer analysis; Surge chamber design;
Pump and turbine design
MID-TERM TEST 2
3 River Engineering 14
River morphology & regime; Design of stable alluvial channels;
River training; Bank protection; Levee and floodplain storage;
Weir & drop structures; Culvert design;
Bridge scour and backwater analysis
PRESENTATION 1
FACULTY EXAM 3
TOTAL 56
Faculty of Civil Engineering, UiTM, Shah Alam
ASSESSMENTS
Item Marks
Continuous assessment
Individual Assignment 10%
Test 20%
Group project 30%
Faculty examination 40%
Total 100%
RECOMMENDED TEXTS
Chadwick, A. & Morfett, J. 2013. Hydraulics in Civil Engineering, 3rd Edition. CRC Press, ISBN
9781138000599.
Marriott M., Featherstone M.E., Nalluri C. 2016. Nalluri And Featherstone's Civil Engineering Hydraulics:
Essential Theory with Worked Examples. 6th Ed. Chichester.
REFERENCES
Tanchev L. 2018. Dams and Appurtenant Hydraulic Structures, 2nd ed. CRC Press.
Wynn P 2014. Hydraulics for Civil Engineers. ICE Textbook series. ICE Publishing.
Novak P. Moffat, A.I.B. Nalluri C and Narayanan R., 2007. Hydraulic Structures, 4th ed. Taylor & Francis.
Mays, L.W., 2010. Water Resources Engineering 2nd ed. John Wiley & Sons.
Chin, David A., 2006, Water-Resources Engineering, 2nd ed. Pearson Prentice Hall.